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Israeli Parliament

In Search Of A Common Denominator

Yuli Edelstein | Posted 04.23.2013 | Religion
Read More: Israel, Judaism, Knesset, Genesis Prize, Israeli Parliament, Speaker of the Knesset, Jewish Diaspora, Religion News
Yuli Edelstein

Armed with our faith on the one hand, and technological advancement on the other, we know that there is a common denominator shared by Diaspora Jewry and the State of Israel: contribution to humanity. The Genesis Prize will epitomize this common denominator.

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What the U.S. Can -- And Can't -- Learn From Israel's Ban on Ultra-Thin Models

The Atlantic | Posted 05.09.2012 | Women
Read More: Models, Photoshop, Modeling, Body Mass Index, Israeli Parliament, Body Image, Israel Model Ban, Women News

On Monday, March 19, the Israeli parliament passed legislation ubiquitously known in the country as the Photoshop laws. The new regulations on the fas...

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Israel To Allow Civil Marriages

Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Read More: Israel Civil Union, Civil Marriage Israel, Knesset Civil Marriage, Israel Civil Marriage, Marriage in Israel, Civil Union Law, Civil Union Israel, Israeli Parliament, Israel Marriage, Israeli Knesset Marriage, Religion News

By Michele Chabin Religion News Service JERUSALEM (RNS) For the first time in its 62-year history, Israel will soon allow a limited number of couples...

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Israel's Arab Community Says Proposed Laws Threaten Their Rights

Inter Press Service | Mel Frykberg | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Inter Press Service, Palestine, Israel, Palestinians, Israeli Parliament, World News

RAMALLAH, Jun 8 (IPS) - Three bills recently making the rounds in the Israeli parliament have caused outrage amongst Israel's Arab minority. "They...

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Yiddish Culture Day Marked In Israeli Parliament

AP | ARON HELLER | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Israel, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Yiddish Culture Day, Yiddish, Yiddish Culture, Israeli Parliament, Israeli Parliament Yiddish, Jews, Jewish Diaspora, World News

JERUSALEM — Oy Gevalt! Yiddish has been uttered in the Israeli parliament! Long disparaged in Hebrew-speaking Israel as the native tongue of Di...

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